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Senator Salim supports the federal workers who have dedicated their careers to serving the American public. Fairfax County is home to over 80,000 federal employees and thousands of federal contractors. Many of these workers were furloughed, and entire federal agencies were gutted, by Elon Musk’s unconstitutional DOGE committee. The National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, our most critical public health agencies, were hobbled by budget cuts and Trump-aligned leaders with anti-science agendas. The dedicated public servants and world class researchers who worked at these and other federal agencies were let go without any respect for their contributions to our nation.

As a federal contractor himself, Senator Salim has seen the effects of these reckless cuts, and he has been vocal in his outrage at the damage done to our federal government. As a State Senator, he has helped provide food and financial assistance to those in need, and access to justice for workers when their legal and contractual rights were violated. In Congress, Saddam will prioritize restoring these agencies that provide so much value to the American people, and celebrating the contributions of the federal workers who create that value.

The federal workforce must not become a revolving door of political patronage. Federal employees are essential public servants who keep our government running and deliver critical services to Americans every day. Senator Salim will fight to protect the civil service as a strong, non-partisan backbone of effective government. That means defending due process, whistleblower protections, fair treatment in discipline and layoffs, and resisting efforts to politicize or gut the federal workforce. Federal workers are not political targets, they are our neighbors, and they deserve respect, stability, and protection.